The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-17
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Ter, tugns SpOoner, ana Nllson, OF
Iowa.
Ccelfal, Coke, Conger, Cullen; Eustes,
MS, Ingalls,, Maxey, Mitchell, of Oregon;
Payne, Plumb, Ransom, salisbury,
Vance, Van Wyck, Vest, Voorhees,,
Walthan, Withorne and Wilson, of
Maryland.
Tie senate then resumed considera-
ton of the Eads Tehauntepec bill. Ed
munds obtained the floor to make a
speech on the bill but yielded for other
business.
RiddIeberger moved to go into execu-
tive session and said that this was the
seventeenth time within a few weeks
that he had made that motion in this
''house of lords" in order to take up
some nominations that concerned his
state, but he always met the opposition
OF the senator from Vermont ED
munds.) The motion was agreed to
and the senate went into secret session
and soon adjourned.
THE HOUSE. ~
Henderson, Of Iowa, called Up reso-
luton offered by him Monday last, dis
charging the committee of the whole
from further consideration on the SEN
ate bill granting pension to Mary S.
Logan and making the bill a special or
der for tomorrow Immediately after
the reading of the journal.
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, made
point of order. 1t was not competent
for the gentleman to call up the resolu-
ton for action, but it must be referred
to the committee on rules.
Willis, of Kentucky, combatted this
position. He had recently studied the
rules in relation to another matter
Blair educational bill, and he was
thoroughly convinced it was within the
power of member to offer a resolution
to change the rules, let it lie over for
one day, and then call it up as the privi-
legged question. The constitution gives
the house power to amend rules. If the
speaker rules that every proposition to
change the rules must be referred to
the committee on rules, S22 mem
beers of the house would be under the
control of majority of the committee,
consisting of three members.
Henderson commended that even if the
point of order had any merit, it was
presented too late. The proper time to
have made the point was when the
resolution was originally offered.
Crisp of Georgia thought the point of
order we'll taken. The proposition was
not one to change the rules but to take
particular measure from out the opera
ton of the rules, and to hold that such
resolution was privileged for immediate
consideration, would be utterly destruc-
tive of the rights of the minority which
were sought to be protected by the
rules.
Mills of Texas thought that if the
position taken by the gentleman from
Iowa Henderson, was decided to be
correct the whole machinery of the
house would be revolutionized.
Henderson said that as to-day was
devoted to the business of the District
of Columbia he would let The matter lie
over until tomorrow Immediately after
reading the Journal.
The speaker said in view of previous
decisions, the chair had little doubt as
to the right of a member to give notice of
a change of rules, but the question upon
which the chair has very grave doubts
was as to the state of matters. When
again called up the chair would like to
examine into that question. The mat
ter was then laid over until tomorrow.
1t was at the speakers suggestion that
Henderson consented to postpone
ment. The decision of the speaker will
be of impk ztance, owing to the fact that
should the point of order be overTuled,
the friends of the Blair education bill
will resort to the same method to secure
delay for consideration of that
measure.
Wise of Virginia from the committee
on naval affairs reported a resolution
calling on the secretary of the navy
for information as to the number of
persons employed at and discharged
from the various navy yards between
January l, 1886 and january l, 1897;
also as to whether any others have
been issued for the transfer of plants
and material of certain bureaus at the
navy yards to certain other bureaus,
whether it is designed to permanently
discontinue the operation of the bureaus
at any of the navy yards and if so by
what authority and in pursuance of
what policy of naval administration.
On motion of Randall of Pennsyl-
vania the resolution was laid on. the
| table; 125 to lis.
Willis of Kentucky, as a privileged
question, offered a resolution discharg-
ing the committee on education from
| further consideration of the Blair ed
vocational bill, and making that bill a
continuing special order for February
Is, and asked that it lie over for one
| day.
Springer of Illinois made the point OF
order that it was not in order now tC
| offer the resolution, or that if offered
it must be referred to the committee or
rules.
The speaker decided that under
clause /, rule So, member had the
right to give notice of a proposed
amendment of the rules. The question
as to what the status of the resolution
would be when it was called up, the
chair did not decide. He would let the
matter rest under adyisement.
I Springer, protesting against the rul
ing, offered a resolution making TIT
tariff bill special order for Thursda,
next. 1t shall be in order to conside
the bill in the house, and after thirt,
minutes debate the previous question
shall be deemed as ordered and the bill
shall be put upon its passage, and b6
one dilatOry motion shall be entertainet
until the question is put on the fina
passage of the bill.
Dingley. of Maine, made the point O
order that the resolution was not a nc
tice of change of rule, and therefor
could not be entertained.
The speaker also took this question
under advisement.
The following bills, ETC., were intro
duced and referred
Resolved, That the secretary of stat
be requested to inform the hOus
whether the terms of the treaty c
Client by which peace was consummate
between the United States and GTea
Britain in December, 1914, and rattle
l by the senate in February, 1915, al
3 construed to prohibit the United State
: from maintaining an effective navy o
3 the northern lakes bordering the domiI
e ion of Canada, and also whether tn
9 construction by Great Britain of til
e Welland canal is not in effect viol;
t ton of that treaty of Client, and in cas-
o of war with that country a menace
|, the safety of our lake board cities.
= By Morrow of California amendatol
= of the Chinese restrictive immigratio
g act.
e By King of Louisiana to prohib
q members of congress from acting /;
). attorneys or employees in any case
n which the government is interested.
u BY Cutcheon Of Michigan, appointiI
70 a commission consisting of the COZ
!, missioner of pensions, two senators al
10 two representatives to revise the pc
4. sion laws and to report the result
Re the investigation to congress.
lie By Skinner of North Carolina,
er resolution making the bill repeating t
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